Big Sunday: Our Really Big Community Calendar – Support & Volunteer with our Nonprofit Partners every month!

Big Sunday happily welcomes you to Our Really Big Community Calendar.

We try to include all kinds of volunteering and helping opportunities for all kinds of interests, talents, passions, and ages! As you’ll see, these include volunteering opportunities (one-time and long-term) as well as the chance to support a nonprofit by attending fundraising events. Plus, of course, we include all of Big Sunday’s homegrown events, too! Whoever you are, and whatever you do, there is someone out there who could use your help.

If you have questions about our calendar, or would like to add a listing, please contact calendar@bigsunday.org or submit your event/opportunity via the button below.

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October 2016

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						1 Longines Masters of Los Angeles Longines Masters of Los Angeles @ Long Beach Convention Center Sep 29 – Oct 3 all-day Tickets WHAT: The four-day event will be held at the Long Beach Convention Center September 29th-October 2nd 2016, bringing in the world's best riders and horses to LA to compete in the first major equestrian event[...] L.A. Works Day L.A. Works Day @ Montalban Theater Oct 1 – Oct 2 all-day Tickets L.A. Works is proud to celebrate its 25th anniversary year by partnering with LA Coalition to End Youth Homelessness (LACEYH), to focus public attention and the collective efforts of thousands of volunteers in a single[...] Aga Khan Foundation at LA Works Day of Service 8:00 am Aga Khan Foundation at LA Works Day of Service @ Montalbal Theater Oct 1 @ 8:00 am – 12:15 pm Tickets Join the Aga Khan Foundation team for the annual LA Works Day of Service! Work alongside other local volunteers to build benches, paint murals, garden, and do other hands-on service activities to benefit organizations combating youth homelessness in Hollywood. The event[...]
2 Kickin’ Cancer 5K 8:00 am Kickin’ Cancer 5K Oct 2 @ 8:00 am Tickets Wanna kick cancer to the curb? Well, come on out for the October 2nd Kickin’ Cancer 5K & Family Fun Day and walk or run in support of The Ovarian Cancer Circle. Help make a[...] Adopt-a-Beach with the Aga Khan Foundation 9:45 am Adopt-a-Beach with the Aga Khan Foundation Oct 2 @ 9:45 am – 11:30 am Tickets The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) has joined with Heal the Bay to adopt a beach in Santa Monica. Join AKF to help keep our community clean and protect our ocean wildlife. RSVP here for 10/2:[...] SPY’s 4th Annual Carnival 12:00 pm SPY’s 4th Annual Carnival @ The Micelli Residence (address will be provided with RSVP) Oct 2 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Please join SPY on Sunday October 2, 2016 for Safe Place for Youth's 4th Annual Carnival, hosted by SPY Board Member and CAA Super Agent Peter Micelli. The special event will include carnival games, food, drink and live[...]	3 Phone Banking for Yes on Prop 56 – $2 Tobacco Tax 5:30 pm Phone Banking for Yes on Prop 56 – $2 Tobacco Tax @ American Cancer Society Pasadena Office Oct 3 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Help the American Cancer Society prevent kids from smoking by phone banking to pass Prop 56 – a $2 Tobacco Tax (if you don't smoke, you don't pay!). This year alone, 16,800 California kids will start[...]	4	5 OPCC & LAMP Community’s 6th Annual Fall Affair OPCC & LAMP Community’s 6th Annual Fall Affair Oct 5 – Oct 6 all-day Tickets Join OPCC and LAMP Community for an evening to celebrate the organization’s successful merger, both of which provide vital work focuses on rebuilding the lives of our most vulnerable neighbors in our community. The event[...] Taste of NFL – Los Angeles Rams Event 6:00 pm Taste of NFL – Los Angeles Rams Event @ Universal Studios Hollywood - Globe Theatre Oct 5 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Join the Los Angeles Food Bank and the Los Angeles Rams for the inaugural Taste of NFL – Los Angeles Rams Event featuring top local chefs! Proceeds from sponsorship opportunities, ticket sales and auction will[...]	6 LA’s Social Impact Breakfast 7:45 am LA’s Social Impact Breakfast @ 9 Dots Community Learning Center Oct 6 @ 7:45 am – 9:15 am Tickets The next Social Impact Breakfast is on Thursday, October 6, 2016 at 9 Dots Community Learning Center. Two dynamic breakfast speakers who are working to make an impact in LA will share their stories and[...] LA Arboretum: “What’s Happening in Gardening” Series 9:30 am LA Arboretum: “What’s Happening in Gardening” Series @ Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden Oct 6 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Don’t miss the LA Arboretum’s “What's Happening in Gardening” Series! 8 Thursdays, September 15-November 3 9:30am-12pm; $140 for the series; $25 per class These classes are designed to help you keep up with garden[...] 7th Annual Friends of St. Francis Center Benefit 10:45 am 7th Annual Friends of St. Francis Center Benefit Oct 6 @ 10:45 am Tickets The 7th Annual Friends of St. Francis Center event will be held Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, celebrating the feast of St. Francis at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles for the ﬁrst[...]	7	8 2016 Sight First Health Fair 2016 Sight First Health Fair @ Silverado Park Oct 8 – Oct 9 all-day Tickets The Downtown Long Beach Lions Club is looking for volunteers, exhibitors for the 2016 Sight First Health Fair. The date of the event is October 8th, 2016 at Silverado Park (1545 W. 31st Street) on the west[...] Light The Night Walk, Woodland Hills 4:30 pm Light The Night Walk, Woodland Hills @ Warner Center Park Oct 8 @ 4:30 pm – Oct 8 @ 7:30 pm Tickets The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Light The Night Walk funds treatments that are saving the lives of patients today. LLS is accelerating cures by providing patient support services, advocacy for lifesaving treatments and the[...]
9 2016 JetBlue Long Beach Marathon 6:00 am 2016 JetBlue Long Beach Marathon Oct 9 @ 6:00 am Tickets Back on My Feet is thrilled to participate in the JetBlue Long Beach Marathon and Half Marathon for the 3rd year in a row! Join the Back on My Feet FundRacing team in the Full[...] 2016 JetBlue Long Beach Half Marathon 7:30 am 2016 JetBlue Long Beach Half Marathon Oct 9 @ 7:30 am Tickets Back on My Feet is thrilled to participate in the JetBlue Long Beach Marathon and Half Marathon for the 3rd year in a row! Join the Back on My Feet FundRacing team in the Full[...]	10 Phone Banking for Yes on Prop 56 – $2 Tobacco Tax 5:30 pm Phone Banking for Yes on Prop 56 – $2 Tobacco Tax @ American Cancer Society Pasadena Office Oct 10 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Help the American Cancer Society prevent kids from smoking by phone banking to pass Prop 56 – a $2 Tobacco Tax (if you don't smoke, you don't pay!). This year alone, 16,800 California kids will start[...]	11	12	13 LA Arboretum: “What’s Happening in Gardening” Series 9:30 am LA Arboretum: “What’s Happening in Gardening” Series @ Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden Oct 13 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Don’t miss the LA Arboretum’s “What's Happening in Gardening” Series! 8 Thursdays, September 15-November 3 9:30am-12pm; $140 for the series; $25 per class These classes are designed to help you keep up with garden[...] Imagine LA: Engage, Enlighten & Empower Event 5:30 pm Imagine LA: Engage, Enlighten & Empower Event @ Wallis Annenberg Center For Performing Arts Oct 13 @ 5:30 pm Tickets Join Imagine LA Thursday, October 13, 2016, for the Engage, Enlighten & Empower event to learn what it takes to end homelessness, discover how you can be a part of the solution, and enjoy the[...]	14	15 Auditions: The National Children’s Chorus Auditions: The National Children’s Chorus @ UCLA School of Music Oct 15 – Oct 16 all-day Tickets The National Children’s Chorus, based at the UCLA School of Music, provides musically talented children the opportunity to learn and grow in an extraordinary environment. The finest instructors work weekly with students to develop their[...] Destination College: The Fulfillment Fund 7:00 am Destination College: The Fulfillment Fund @ UCLA Oct 15 @ 7:00 am – 3:00 pm Tickets About The Fulfillment Fund: The Fulfillment Fund works to make college a reality for students in economically and educationally under-resourced communities. Learn more information about The Fulfillment Fund! Click here: www.fulfillment.org About Destination College: Destination[...] CROP Hunger Walk 10:00 am CROP Hunger Walk @ Our Lady Queen of Angels Oct 15 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Join the Newport Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council as they walk along the Back Bay to help end hunger. To register, please visit https://www.crophungerwalk.org/newportbeachca today! The Beverly Hills artSHOW 10:00 am The Beverly Hills artSHOW @ Beverly Gardens Oct 15 @ 10:00 am – Oct 15 @ 5:00 pm Tickets The Beverly Hills artSHOW returns to historic Beverly Gardens on Saturday and Sunday, October 15th and 16th, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Art enthusiasts visit from all over Southern California and beyond to see[...] 2016 Imagine Awards 7:00 pm 2016 Imagine Awards @ California Science Center (Samuel Oschin Pavilion under Space Shuttle Endeavor) Oct 15 @ 7:00 pm Tickets Don’t miss a night of dinner, drinks and dancing under Space Shuttle Endeavour and help Inner-City Arts shoot for the stars! By engaging young people in their own creative process, Inner-City Arts is helping shape[...]
16 The Beverly Hills artSHOW 10:00 am The Beverly Hills artSHOW @ Beverly Gardens Oct 16 @ 10:00 am – Oct 16 @ 5:00 pm Tickets The Beverly Hills artSHOW returns to historic Beverly Gardens on Saturday and Sunday, October 15th and 16th, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Art enthusiasts visit from all over Southern California and beyond to see[...] KEENFEST 2016 5:00 pm KEENFEST 2016 @ Golden Road Brewery Oct 16 @ 5:00 pm Tickets Please join KEEN Los Angeles Sunday, October 16th for KEENFEST 2016. Individual Tickets: $75 To purchase Tickets, Tables and Sponsorships, click here. 5:00 pm Silent Aucton and Magic Show 5:30 pm Program 7:00 pm Silent[...]	17 Phone Banking for Yes on Prop 56 – $2 Tobacco Tax 5:30 pm Phone Banking for Yes on Prop 56 – $2 Tobacco Tax @ American Cancer Society Pasadena Office Oct 17 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Help the American Cancer Society prevent kids from smoking by phone banking to pass Prop 56 – a $2 Tobacco Tax (if you don't smoke, you don't pay!). This year alone, 16,800 California kids will start[...]	18	19 Back on My Feet Birthday Bash 6:00 pm Back on My Feet Birthday Bash @ JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE Oct 19 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets The ACE Cash Express Back on My Feet Birthday Bash is the organization’s largest event of the year! Join them as they celebrate the past year's achievements of Back on My Feet members and gear up for[...]	20 LA Arboretum: “What’s Happening in Gardening” Series 9:30 am LA Arboretum: “What’s Happening in Gardening” Series @ Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden Oct 20 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Don’t miss the LA Arboretum’s “What's Happening in Gardening” Series! 8 Thursdays, September 15-November 3 9:30am-12pm; $140 for the series; $25 per class These classes are designed to help you keep up with garden[...] Piece by Piece Gala & Exhibition 6:30 pm Piece by Piece Gala & Exhibition @ Los Angeles Times Building Oct 20 @ 6:30 pm Tickets Join Piece by Piece for cocktails and light hors d'oeuvres while viewing an exhibition of incredible mosaic art and a special performance by Urban Voices – A Skid Row Choir. Learn more about the artists[...]	21	22 Susan G. Komen Culinary Showdown Susan G. Komen Culinary Showdown @ Loews Hollywood Hotel Oct 22 – Oct 23 all-day Tickets COOK WITH NORTH AMERICA’S HOTTEST CELEBRITY CHEFS AT THE SUSAN G. KOMEN CULINARY SHOWDOWN TO SUPPORT THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER Celebrate Your Inner Foodie While Fundraising; To Be Held October 22 at Loews Hollywood Hotel Culinary Showdown[...] Website Weekend Website Weekend @ OpenX Oct 22 – Oct 24 all-day Tickets Website Weekend is a weekend-long hackathon where teams of digital professionals, including designers, developers, copy writers, and more, are paired up with local nonprofit organizations. Over the course of the weekend, the teams will work[...] Light The Night Walk, Los Angeles 4:30 pm Light The Night Walk, Los Angeles @ LA Live, Lucky Strike Bowling Oct 22 @ 4:30 pm – Oct 22 @ 7:30 pm Tickets The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Light The Night Walk funds treatments that are saving the lives of patients today. LLS is accelerating cures by providing patient support services, advocacy for lifesaving treatments and the[...]
23 Autry Explorers: Animal Tales 1:30 pm Autry Explorers: Animal Tales @ The Autry Museum of the American West Oct 23 @ 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Have you ever wanted to soar like a hawk, summon the strength of a bear, or tower over L.A. like Griffith Park’s P-22? Visions and tales of nature can be found in cultures throughout the[...] Food, Faith & Field Symposium 2:00 pm Food, Faith & Field Symposium @ Prince of Peace Church Oct 23 @ 2:00 pm – Oct 23 @ 7:00 pm Tickets This Fall, don’t miss Food Day! Netiya is convening a Food, Faith, and Fieldwork Symposium. The 2016 event will be held on October 23rd, 2-7 pm at the Prince of Peace Episcopal Church in Woodland Hills which[...]	24 Phone Banking for Yes on Prop 56 – $2 Tobacco Tax 5:30 pm Phone Banking for Yes on Prop 56 – $2 Tobacco Tax @ American Cancer Society Pasadena Office Oct 24 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Help the American Cancer Society prevent kids from smoking by phone banking to pass Prop 56 – a $2 Tobacco Tax (if you don't smoke, you don't pay!). This year alone, 16,800 California kids will start[...]	25	26	27 LA Arboretum: “What’s Happening in Gardening” Series 9:30 am LA Arboretum: “What’s Happening in Gardening” Series @ Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden Oct 27 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Don’t miss the LA Arboretum’s “What's Happening in Gardening” Series! 8 Thursdays, September 15-November 3 9:30am-12pm; $140 for the series; $25 per class These classes are designed to help you keep up with garden[...] All Peoples’ 74th Anniversary Fundraiser 6:00 pm All Peoples’ 74th Anniversary Fundraiser @ The Alexandria (The Palm Court) Oct 27 @ 6:00 pm Tickets "Peoples Live – All Access" The gala event will take place at the Palm Court of the Alexandria Ballroom in Downtown L.A. in a night of festivities that will include an exquisite cuisine, community awards, and[...]	28 Amnesty International Western Regional Conference 6:00 pm Amnesty International Western Regional Conference @ Double Tree Hilton Los Angeles Westside Oct 28 @ 6:00 pm – Oct 30 @ 1:00 pm Tickets Amnesty International invites you to this year's Western Regional Conference! Join them October 28-30, 2016, as they stand shoulder to shoulder in the great city of Los Angeles to make a lasting human rights impact. The Western[...]	29 AWH: Annual Costume Day 9:00 am AWH: Annual Costume Day @ Ahead With Horses Oct 29 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Tickets Who doesn’t like to play dress up, right? Our pals at Ahead With Horses will host their Annual Costume Day on Saturday, October 29th, 2016. Volunteers are needed from 9 am – 4 pm. Available[...] What Is A Western? Film Series: The Big Country (1958) 1:30 pm What Is A Western? Film Series: The Big Country (1958) @ The Autry Museum of the American West Oct 29 @ 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets This ongoing series explores the wide range of movies that can be considered Westerns, and the ways in which they shape our understanding of the American West. Guest curated by Jon Burlingame, the nation’s leading[...]
30 A Night in Muttley Carlo 7:00 pm A Night in Muttley Carlo @ The Via Rodeo Oct 30 @ 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm Tickets On October 30, Bow Wow Beverly Hills presents “A Night in Muttley Carlo” benefiting The Amanda Foundation. Come as your favorite Bond girl, Bond villain, or your favorite Bond! Are you a Timothy Dachshund? Roger[...]	31 Phone Banking for Yes on Prop 56 – $2 Tobacco Tax 5:30 pm Phone Banking for Yes on Prop 56 – $2 Tobacco Tax @ American Cancer Society Pasadena Office Oct 31 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Help the American Cancer Society prevent kids from smoking by phone banking to pass Prop 56 – a $2 Tobacco Tax (if you don't smoke, you don't pay!). This year alone, 16,800 California kids will start[...]

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